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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                               (AMENDMENT NO. ___)

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 1, 2000


                              IBS INTERACTIVE, INC.

               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

          DELAWARE                   0-24073             13-3817344
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION       (COMMISSION          (IRS EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)            FILE NUMBER)      IDENTIFICATION NO.)


     2 RIDGEDALE AVENUE, SUITE 350, CEDAR KNOLLS, NEW JERSEY     07927
            (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)           (ZIP CODE)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (973) 285-2600




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ITEM 2.        ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

               As  announced  in its press  release of  February  11,  2000,  on
February 10, IBS Interactive, Inc. ("IBS") entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the  "Agreement")  with Sean D. Mann,  Roy E.  Crippen  III,  Michael E.
Mandt,  Ali A.  Husain,  Robert E.  Siegmann,  digital  fusion  inc.,  a Florida
corporation ("digital fusion"), and Digital Fusion Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned  subsidiary of IBS ("DFAC").  As announced in its
press release of March 2, 2000 pursuant to the terms of the  Agreement,  digital
fusion merged with DFAC and became the surviving  entity. In exchange for all of
the issued and outstanding  shares of digital fusion,  IBS issued 925,000 shares
of its Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), and reserved
an  additional  50,000  shares of Common  Stock for  potential  later  issuance.
digital fusion provides e-business services and is based in Tampa,  Florida. IBS
intends to  continue  the  existing  operations  of digital  fusion  without any
material changes.

               The  foregoing  summary  of the  Agreement  is  qualified  in its
entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as an
exhibit.

ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

                  (A)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.

                  It is impracticable to file the financial  statements required
                  by Item 7(a) with the  initial  filing of this  Report on Form
                  8-K. Such financial  statements  will be filed by amendment to
                  this  Report as soon as  practicable  and within 60 days after
                  the required filing date for this Report.

                  (B)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

                  It  is   impracticable   to  file  the  pro  forma   financial
                  information  required by Item 7(b) with the initial  filing of
                  this Report on Form 8-K. Such pro forma financial  information
                  will  be  filed  by  amendment  to  this  Report  as  soon  as
                  practicable  and within 60 days after the required filing date
                  for this Report.

                  (C)  EXHIBITS.

                  The following exhibits are included as part of this Report:

                  2.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 10,
                       2000,  among Sean D. Mann, Roy E. Crippen III, Michael
                       E. Mandt, Ali A. Husain, Robert E. Siegmann, digital
                       fusion inc., and Digital Fusion Acquisition Corp.

                  99.1 Press release of IBS Interactive, Inc. dated February 11,
                       2000.

                  99.2 Press release of IBS Interactive, Inc. dated March 2,
                       2000.

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                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              IBS INTERACTIVE, INC.



Date: March 24, 2000          By:    /s/ Nicholas R. Loglisci, Jr.
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                            Name:    Nicholas R. Loglisci, Jr.
                           Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer





















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                  The following exhibits are included as part of this Report:

                  2.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 10,
                       2000,  among Sean D. Mann, Roy E. Crippen III, Michael
                       E. Mandt, Ali A. Husain, Robert E. Siegmann, digital
                       fusion inc., and Digital Fusion Acquisition Corp.

                  99.1 Press release of IBS Interactive, Inc. dated February 11,
                       2000.

                  99.2 Press release of IBS Interactive, Inc. dated March 2,
                       2000.